Harrington College of Design is located in the heart of Chicago. A variety of programs and Talented Designers graduate from a rigorous program located in one of America’s Best Architectural City’s …Chicago.

Meet  Maki Fujii, a student at Harrington.  Maki was the first place winner Over All  for the Fall 2009 Design Competition for best piece of furniture for “Eating and Seating”.

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1st Place Winner’s:

Maki Fujii

Cameron Wudtke

The solution illustrates the many ways the bentwood ottoman can be used as an eating surface. It is thin enough to fit between the seams of each modular unit. As stated before, these modular cushions can be placed in many configurations within the frame, adapting to the needs of busy college students. When eating, college students are typically studying, watching TV., or on their computers.

2nd Place Winners:

Theresa Poulos

Jennifer Sompoloski

3rd Place Winners:

Atousha Arabsheibani

Honorable Mentions (Alphabetical):
Lauren Andrysiak

Goeun Kim

Laura Schlueter

Kevin Scott

Garrett Tershel

Veronica Klemp

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Chrisopher Orput

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Javier Argueta

Atousha Arabsheibani

QUATTRO

THE CONCEPT BEHIND QUATTRO SOFA WAS TO DESIGN A FLEXIBLE PIECE OF SEATING THAT COULD BE ARRANGED AND REARRANGED DEPENDING ON THE APPLICATION AND THE SPACE IT’S BEING USED FOR TO GIVE THE OWNER COPLETE  CONTROL AND UNLIMITED  OPTIONS FOR THE CONFIGURATION, SHAPE AND LENGTH.

THE SOFA WITH FOUR SECTIONS AND ENDLESS SELECTION OF MATERIALS AND FINISHES THAT CAN BE STACKED AND PLACED TOGETHER ALTERNATIVELY.  NO MATTER HOW THE PARTS ARE COMBINED THIS TIMELESS FURNITURE ENHANCES EVERY LIVING ROOM, HOTEL LOBBY, ARIPORT LOUNGE AND OFFICE SPACE.

QATTRO MEANS FOUR IN ITALIAN.  THE DESIGN CONTAINING FOUR DIFFERENT PIECES WITH DIFFERENT SHAPES GIVES THE USER THE ABBILITY TO PUT THE PIECES TOGETHER AS THEY WISH AND THEY CAN COME UP WITH THEIR OWN DESIGN AND CONFIGURATION DEPENDING ON THEIR MOOD, THEIR SPACE AND THEY WAY THEY LIKE TO USE THE SOFA.

THE COMPONENTS ARE LIKE PIECES OF A PUZZEL OR LEGO AND THE USER CAN HAVE FUN

PUTTING THEM TOGETHER AND CHANGING THE CONFIGURATIONS.   PIECES CAN BE PUT TOGETHER IN A LINE AND REPRESENT A SIMLPE SOFA OR CAN BE ROTATED AND REPRESENT A L-SHAPED PIECE OF SEATING, CAN BE SEPARATED AND PLACED IN DISTANCE FROM EACH OTHER.  THIS DESIGN CAN BE USED IN ANY SHAPE AND ANY CONFIGURATION THAT THE USER LIKES EXPERIENCE.

THE TABLE DESIGNED FOR THIS PIECE OF SEATING IS VERY SIMPLE AND HAS TWO SECTIONS THAT CAN BE SEPARATED, OR PUT TOGETHER.  LIKE THE SOFA, MORE THAN TOW TABLE PIECES CAN BE PUT TOGETEHR TO HAVE VERIATY IN SIZE AND LENGTH.  IT CAN ALSO BE A PART OF THE  SEATING PIECE AND FUNCTION AS A TABLE.

FINISHES USED FOR THIS DESIGN ARE, UNFINISHED DARK CHERRY WOOD FOR THE TOP AND THE BASE, AND SILK AGED BRONZE COLOR WITH ALLEPEY PATTERN FABRIC FOR THE SEATS.  FINISHES AND FABRICS CAN BE VARIABLE , CUSTOMIZED AND CHANGE DEPENDING ON THE CLIENT’S REQUEST.

Lauren Andrysiak

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Chair Design

Table Design

Congrats Veronica and good luck on the competition! We are looking forward to seeing the rest of the competition Finals in the next couple of weeks!

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Tempo by LEANDRA DÍAZ

Eric Hall

Lauren M. Andrysiak

Magin Razo

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Jahailia Sing – 1st Place New Life Sofa

Jahailia won because of her attention to detail and because she created a versatile piece of furniture that works in many interiors. Jahailia really put alot of work into her final presentation which you can see here —–> The Chloe Sofa

Cindy Rosado – 2nd Place New Life Sofa

Cindy won because of her attention to detail. She created a beautiful traditional piece that really speaks to a generation of furniture shoppers who have been around for a while. This is a great piece and really speaks to the wasp set. To see Cindy’s Prize winning final presentation please click here —-> QuetZali

Kevin Scott – 3rd Place New Life Sofa

Kevin Scott won because of his attention to detail. This Contemporary piece really caught the eye of the judges because of how innovative it is. The fun and stylish design really makes a great piece for any enviroment that wants to embrace a more whimsical feel. See Kevins Final presentation Here —> Sofa R

Younho Choi – Honorable Mention New Life Sofa

Younho really wowed the judges with his An Rak sofa. This piece is the definition of streamlined modern design. Younho’s attention to detail is what made his piece a hit of the competition. Also, the way he laid out his final presentation was amazingly creative and inventive. Check out his final design here —-> AN RAK

So if you didn’t get the hint, winning design show an attention to detail. Think about how the design is actually built and include the details in your Final Presentation. Can’t wait to see whats to come.

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This is such an inspiring project! We are looking forward to what else is going to come from those talented fingers. This is a great example of what good Interior Design can be and it’s coming from Harrington College of Design. Keep up the good work Laura!

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Keep up the good work.

Chris Orput

I have designed a wall system that was envisioned to be used in either an efficiency style or studio apartment.  It is roughly 8″ deep, 8′H and 8′W,with a aluminum wall that has horizontal metered tracks whcih are separated every two inches.  The seats are aluminum platforms that are roughly 3.5″ Hx 18″ D and 22″ L. It has a housing/tip at the end of the platform that coincides with the groove of the wall system so it can be slid in place and guarantee a tight fit.  There is a retractable leg which is housed in the outside portion of the seat (meaning away from the wall).  The retractable, hinged leg is roughly 14-1/2″ long when open so with the ht the seat added to this dimension the overall ht. would be 18″.  As mentioned, each horizontal track is spaced 2″ apart vertically, so the seat platform would be placed in the 9th track, so it is 18″ off the floor.  Likewise, the table aluminum platform would be placed in the 15th track so it would be 30″ off the floor.

The aluminum eating surface/table platform is 26″D x 2.5″D x 22″ for a single seating and 42″ for a double seating.  All aluminum platforms have holes cut out on either end so they can be hung behind the moveable aluminum track wall and placed in the “closet” portion of the system.  There are aluminum rails inside the closet that can be moved to any ht. and “S” clips that can be used to hang the seating and table platforms when they are not in use.  The aluminum wall track system is hung from casters that have a locking mechanism so when the wall is in place the wheels can be locked and the system will be stationary.

The closet system would have to be bolted into the wall for safety and functionality purposes. but It designed so the system can be moved whenever its owner vacates his/her space. It can be easily reintstalled as holes have been predrilled in the back of the interior of the closet at 16″ on center.  New holes can be drilled into the back if the stud layout is different in your location.  The seats of the bench platforms would be made out of woven bungee cord material in order to provide added flexible comfort.

Laura Schlueter

Retractable shell to allow for the desired amount of privacy and allow for the piece to be used either as a sofa and provide more casual upright seating when retracted or as a pod like bed when slid all the way down. Ideal for small, city type apartments, and for people in single residency homes/studios.

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Lauren M. Andrysiak

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Melisa Cwikla

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Garrett Tershel

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Deidra Castelline

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Veronica Palinsky

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Cameron Wudtke

They illustrate the many ways the bentwood ottoman can be used as an eating surface.  It is thin enough to fit between the seams of each modular unit.  As stated before, these modular cushions can be placed in many configurations within the frame, adapting to the needs of busy college students.  When eating, college students are typically studying, watching t.v., or on their computers.

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Interior design is visions, dreams, feelings, and emotions.  Do  you have these? If so check out Harrington College of Design for great programs teaching you what you need to know. Degrees available are Associates, Bachelors in Fine Art and their new Masters program.

Peter Klick, instructor at Harrington Institute of Interior Design.

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Queen A Lewis

I’m attending Harrington College of Design for Interior Design. This is my first design challenge.  As a single person that really likes to entertain, I like to have a variety of dining style…buffet, family and formal experiences.  Often times because of the limited square footage from residing in the city, I’m attempting to resolve this issue my having a seating element that can convert into a table that can accommodate at least four additional diners.

I’m open for suggestions.

Garrett Tershel

In my previous entry I talked about the chair I am reconstructing.  I am combining a rocking chair and table and chair for a child 2yrs – 5yrs old.  Creating a table for children that has multiple uses will have value to both a child and parent.I have started sketching.   In this first group of sketches I start to play with the angle of arc needed for a rocking chair.  I also play with the idea of how to combine a table for eating, playing etc. and a rocking chair.

From my sketches I have created these renderings.

First a rocking chair and when flipped over, the back of the rocking chair becomes the table for the chair and table.

Built a model – this is a view of the piece as a table

This is a view of the piece as a rocking chair.

Next step will be to finalize proportions and rocking arc.  We are heading to Hafele this week to learn about different fasteners and hardware which can be used to build this piece of furniture.  My next submission will be an actual working model.

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A word from Competition Partner TLS by Design!

Since 2004 TLS by Design has been a family owned and run business delivering original fashion-forward quality solid wood casegoods and USA made upholstery. TLS stands for Total LifeStyle.TLS serves a variety of markets, with a strong foundation of designer clientele. The Boutique Hospitality market is another segment of the TLS business where they have designed custom seating and casegoods for a variety projects.

With a heart to help others, TLS by Design was the furniture sponsor for the 2009 season six finale of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.” While the show usually selects a local retailer where they can shop from furniture to rugs to accessories, 5 days before the reveal, even after the home had been demolished, producers asked TLS to provide over $40,000 in custom made upholstery and casegoods.

From the EMHE experience, TLS’ Jeff Day met Mig & Tig’s Vicki Grazina, the Chicago retailer who has sponsored a show earlier in the season.  After a number of phone conversations, Jeff and Vicki met in person, and Vicki asked TLS by Design to be a sponsor for the Fall 2009 Harrington School of Design “Design Challenge”.  TLS will produce the winning upholstery design and the piece will be donated to charity.

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This week a new round of designs have been submitted. By the looks of last weeks designs we’re sure this weeks will be just as good! Don’t forget to leave comments letting the designers know what you think of their progress and overall design ideas. Feedback in key in the design process!

Garrett Tershel

In this contest I will be redesigning a floor chair that is comfortable for about 5 minuets for an adult.  My kids love to play with it as a slide when they turn it over. When flipped over it will provide a bench and eating table scaled to their size (ages 1 to 6).  I’ve noticed when we eat out at restaurants and the places provide seating for children not a high chair but a table and chair scaled to their height, they love sitting in it.  My wife and I are able to get them to focus on their food and sit at a table for an extended time (yes more than 5 minuets.).

Look for my  sketches next week.

Beth Grafstein

As a mother of four college students I finally have the opportunity to complete my education and pursue my dreams. Having been a flight attendant for many years I understand the importance of function and form especially in a confined space. My goal is to create a seating and eating area for a family’s private jet that will give comfort and freedom to a teenage recreation space.

My Client is the Davis Family A young family that travels often with their pre-teen children in a private jet. They would like to keep their children comfortable in a recreation room that has a space for seating and eating. Conceptually I hope To create a sofa and table area that the Davis children can enjoy in a multifunction room on the jet.

Lauren M. Andrysiak

Inspiration: Clean lines, simple, refined, functional, communal eating Big Ideas: Communal Eating:  “Family Style” plating, sharing of food, offering of food, Breaking down the barrier: taking away the table at center – making dining less formal, more personal, and away from lounge/tv Break-Out space:  Physically creating and putting together a dining space for one or many All to force, foster, encourage interaction and communication

Magin Razo

Per the research data and for my own personal inquires related to eating habits – I, as well as a majority of my counterparts enjoy making dinner together as a couple and eating  dinner at home in front of the television.I propose a sofa inspired by mid century frame. Trays ‘pop up’ from sofa arms and adjust vertically and to desired horizontal plane.  The back of the sofa also reclines in a 36 degree angle for post dinner snuggle time.Born and raised in The City of Chicago an  employee of Coraggio textiles in The Merchandise Mart, part-time student at Harrington College of Design  and full time design enthusiast.

Cameron Wudtke

A senior at Harrington College of Design. I designed a eating and seating solution for college students.  I was inspired by Scandinavian Modern furniture and modular furniture.  By combining these two elements, I was able to provide a wood frame for the modular furniture to keep it elevated from the ground.  This remedies the risk of spillage that would destroy the upholstery of modular furniture that rests on the ground.  The cubes are all removable and can be configured in a number of ways.  The versatility allows college students (and presumably roommates) to adjust seating heights according to the tasks they’re performing while eating- as I’ve determined a majority of college students are multi-tasking while eating.

Keep checking back here on Fridays and Saturdays to see more from the Seating and Eating Challenge! Remember to keep sending those e-mails designers, because we can’t wait to see what you’re designing!

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This week in the seating and eating challenge students began to research their pieces by looking at how the average American sits and enjoys their space. Students at Harrington College of Design were asked to take the following quiz to better understand the way people live and interact with their furniture. Please take a minuet yourself to take the quiz and help us figure out the best way to attack this challenge.

As you may know the winner of our seating category will have there piece produced by a manufacturer and this week we are proud to announce that the manufacturer is ……. TLS by Design!!! TLS by Design or Total Life Style by Design is a great company who offers unique views on whats going on in the furniture world. The Company has a fun and funky asthetic that allows for great design, Since 2004 TLS by Design has been a family owned and run business delivering original fashion-forward quality solid wood casegoods and USA made upholstery. We will be hearing more from TLS by design as the weeks continue.

We here at YourFurnitureLink are looking forward to seing the students progress. so please make sure you start sending sketches and inspirational imagery to YFL.Design.Contest@gmail.com in order to show your work on the website. Good Luck to all who are involved!

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Starting September 18th Your Furniture Link and Harrington College of Design are teaming up to bring you the Eating and Seating Challenge!

Students are going to be able to work one on one with furniture company’s while designing two seating options; one for Eating, a dining set, a chair with a built in tray table, a lounge chair that lets you eat sitting up then has a vacum function built in to suck up the Crumbs when finished? The Students are tested to expand their creativity and design ideas to find the piece that will winn them first place. They will also be designing a Seating option for the living space. That means a sofa, a chair, clever ottomans that double as storage or fold out to become a gueat bed? The choices are endless.

Over the next Twenty Weeks be sure to come and Check out Harrington Fridays for the Students design Process and the Winners of both challenges. First place in both categories receives a $1,000 prize and the chance to have their piece built and sold at auction. Second recieves a check for $500 and third a prize of $300. This is going to be a great competition and we at Your Furniture Link are excited to see the results of the students hard work!

Check out last years contest winners in our Contest and Competitons Page to see more images check out klick_it’s Photostream on Flickr

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A Furniture Design Competition open to all Harrington College of Design Students, who over the next 16 weeks will be given the opportunity to create new cutting edge furniture designs in Chicago. We at Your Furniture Link in association with Retailers Mig and Tig, Chicago and Mortise and Tenon of Los Angeles, are looking for new trends and ideas and asking you to take a closer look at the  living/family and dining room spaces.

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We will be posting competitors design progress on our Blog every Friday from now until the contest ends in January of next year. There is a required list of project components including the design images rendered in an interior view, a cataloged list of hardware, finishes, and materials used to create the piece of furniture design. We also require the detailed drawings of each piece designed including dimensions and sections. All information should be attractively compiled and sent to the competition e-mail address which is yfl.design.contest@gmail.com. This is where you will be sending your weekly progress updates. These updates should include one image reflecting the stage you are at in the process of designing the piece. This includes but not limited to, hand sketches, material selections, renderings, wire frame models, pictures of 3-D models built to scale.

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This is a two part competition with the first section geared toward seating and the second toward eating. There will be a First place prize of $1,000 a second place prize of $300 and a third place prize of $200 for each section of the competition. Those who place 4th to 10th place in the competition will also be recognized on the website with honorable mention.

Take a minuet to think, what are the trends: more eating in the living room area or more lounge seating in the dining area? Are we all already eating in our sofas and watching TV? Are you eating in your bed? Is the end of the dining room near or will the dining room be upgraded with more comfortable chairs? What are the other functions we are doing while we are eating? Are we eating alone, or each one of the family different time? Re we sitting down while we are eating?  Do you have communication with family members or guests? Watching TV? Reading Newspaper?  Are you online while you are eating: doing emails, Face book, twitter, YouTube, news or other? What are we eating; fast food from the microwave, take away from the Restaurant, Pizza delivery or a homemade sit down dinner? How often are you using a table cloth, fabric tissue and candle lights? Incorporate the research into you final product.

Great Images and more info from Klick it’s photostream on Flickr

Check back next week for more details and great inspirational images and ideas!

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Harrington College of Design Professor Peter Klick Shows students the importance of sketching by displaying his Sketches through out the school. Harrington also offers an Interior Design Elective called Conceptual Sketching which takes students through the process of starting with an idea and putting pen to paper and first designing your work by hand before bringing it into AutoCAD, SketchUp, 3D MAX or other popular interior design computer programs.

Students from the conceptual sketching class hit up Millennium Park, Chicago for a day of Sketching. Millennium Park is a great place to people watch or sketch. The park is filled with several sculptures and is home to the Frank Gehry Music Pavilion.

Here is a great example of working from a sketch and what a final project can turn out to look like.  In this sketch you can see that Peter makes notes throughout his rough draft sketch that eventually become details used in the finished space seen right next to it below. This is why sketching is so important!

Think sketching with pen and paper is out of date? Well you aren’t wrong exactly. This video from MIT shows how new technology is affecting the design world!

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Mary Mc Bride from Forbo Flooring Systems presented the product line to Students and Faculty this past month and served an excellent lunch menu during a meet and greet that followed. Students and faculty enjoyed the very informative event and learned about the great natural Forbo products. It worked out quite well in Harrington’s new SLIK space (Student Lounge and Information Kiosk) which features Forbo Bulletin Boards that were donated to the school last semester when they students desingers finished the creation of the lounge space.

Forbo Flooring Systems is a global player in high-quality commercial and residential floor coverings. It focuses on environmentally friendly, functional and design-oriented linoleum, project vinyls for specialized applications, entrance matting systems, carpet tiles for the object market and needle felt, as well as cushion vinyls for the home market. In addition to ultra-hard-wearing materials with excellent acoustic and non-slip properties, their collections include many specialty products for clean rooms and operating theaters.

Check out the video below to tour the concept plan for Harringtons SLIK Space

Find more florring Ideas here

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The other day we sat down with Heather Harmston and talked a bit about her experience in Interior Design. You’ll see just as we do that her work with 3D computer rendering is superb. All eyes are on Harrington for great new design and Heather delivers.

YourFurnitureLink: What design style are you in love with right now?

Heather Harmston: I feel like my personal taste and style varies from time to time. I meet new people that open my eyes to new ideas, I find hidden treasures in markets, the more I expose myself to the world of design, the faster my style changes. Currently, I love mixing and matching furniture, textures, art, accessories. I’m very graphic and I love abstract chaotic paintings. My favorite furniture style is one that puts a modern twist on a traditional design.

YFL: Where do you find the most inspiration?

HH: When starting a project I always love to find inspiration in things that are overlooked in life. I pull inspiration from the unexpected. I find that it spices up my projects and makes them unique. Texture and color have always been a huge influence on how I envision a space. In my experience people tend to look for inspiration in beautiful visually appealing things, but what’s the fun in that? I like to take a deeper look!

YFL: What will life be like after Harrington?

HH: All I can say is whatever I do, I hope I’m happy. Harrington has taught me so much about myself and about my abilities but the most important thing I have learned is that I truly am in the right field. I am always excited to work on projects and I enjoy every second of what I do. Ideally I would love to be a part of a creative team in an Event Production Company. A company that is bold and is not afraid of color or dramatic effect, one that stands out as being over the top in their designs.

YFL: Give us a Little information on the Project we see here.

HH: This project in particular was a culmination of vibrant colors and rigid textures. When designing this restaurant entitled RUST, a Moroccan Steakhouse in the heart of Chicago the goal was to create an intimate energy amongst the diners. An escape into a new culture that provokes conversation and liveliness. The concept was “finding the beauty of man in nature”. The interior space utilizes materials such as man made metals and new technology, while still incorporating a sense of earthiness by the way they were finished. The exterior or terrace of the restaurant acts as the beginning phase of “RUST”. The necessary elements of rust or oxidation are water, air and a metal. The terrace acts as a stripped down version of the interior focusing on the basic elements needed to create rust.

Great concept and Good luck Heather, we’ll be waiting to see whats next!

Find Heather on Facebook for more info on her Interior Design future.

Love Heathers restaurants look? Check out the pieces below to add some spice to your home!

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Be Primitive
About 30 Students from Harrington College of Design with Frank Fontana from HGTV enjoyed the excellent guidance from Glen Joffe and Steve Quinlan through their exiting, mysterious, unique and beautiful showroom “Primitive” on 130 North Jefferson Street in Chicago. “We learned a lot about the design from diverse cultures on the 4 floors of the showroom and we enjoyed to see the restoration shop in the lower level.” said a student.

Students listen intently to the owners as they speak about what is “Primitive”

Students from Harrington Pose with Frank Fontana for a picture after the tour.

Check out the video below for a great Interior Design Thesis project from Harrington.

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This is a final Interior Design Thesis presentations in movie form, from different semesters and different students. In their final thesis presentation the student needs to show all the skills he learned at Harrington College. The students can choose a 30-50,000 square foot project of their choice for the portfolio. They are writing a client profile, collect information, get inspirations, research the direction of their project, create a concept, do the diagrams for a program, build a model, sketch, develop the project in floor plans, create sections, developed the space, 3 dimensional elements (like stairs/openings in the space) and do the renderings of the space. The students are writing an environmental statement of the project. They choose furniture, colors, contrasts, materials, and create a detail. The Students have to ’sell ‘the project to the teacher and the critics and present their final project with an impressive presentation.

Donald Judd, Soho.  At our Fieldtrip to New York: Harrington College of Design from Chicago with 18 Interior Design Students in May 2006 we are visiting Donald Judd’s atelier former and home in Soho at 101 Spring Street.

Our excellent tour guide was Peter Ballantine. Thank you Peter, this was exiting! We all learned a lot.

Donald Judd, Soho.   Peter Ballantine in his element…

Donald Judd, Soho.       In front of the elevator… Peter Ballantine and Morlen Sinoway. (left)     Thank you Peter and Morlen for making this happen.

Peter Ballantinthe; absolute Judd Expert! (right)

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It seems that every sunrise is diffferent, just as the landscape is with seasons of the year. One is not better than the other, they just need to be appreciated! Enjoy the morning java and come back in a little bit for some more furniture inspiration.

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This is a final Interior Design Thesis presentations in movie form, from different semesters and different students. In their final thesis presentation the student needs to show all the skills he learned at Harrington College. The students can choose a 30-50,000 square foot project of their choice for the portfolio. They are writing a client profile, collect information, get inspirations, research the direction of their project, create a concept, do the diagrams for a program, build a model, sketch, develop the project in floor plans, create sections, developed the space, 3 dimensional elements (like stairs/openings in the space) and do the renderings of the space. The students are writing an environmental statement of the project. They choose furniture, colors, contrasts, materials, and create a detail. The Students have to ’sell ‘the project to the teacher and the critics and present their final project with an impressive presentation.

It is amazing what the students learn and execute at Harrington by computer. Recently, Peter Klick, an instructor told me that final projects are handed in on a memory stick. Boy, things have changed since I went there! In the day, I was dragging my large boards in my oversized portfolio case in the rain, sleet and snow. I am beginning to sound like my mother who walked 6 miles to school!

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Sunrises are just gold as inspiration for an artist or designer.  As each sunrise is so different, the colors Mama Nature gives us always turn out so great! So if you are a fabric designer or furniture designer, don’t overlook what you get for free every morning.  See you in a bit for some great furniture inspiration at yourfurniturelink.com!

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Light fixtures take on their own personalities just as furniture does!  Actually lighting probably carries more weight in a room than we actually realize.  Currey & Co. has a tremendous amount of selection.  Consumers and buyers should have no problem finding a style that reflects their style and personality.

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Art work that has a reflection of nature is probably one of the most visually comforting things you can enjoy.  Fine art reproductions on canvas are on premium quality canvas.  This includes black, tea stain as well as standard white canvas.

Pop Art style incorporated with nature make for  a fresh approach and can be easily massaged into traditional or contemporary.  If you are looking for art that is priced well, innovative and made here in the United States, contact: ADunn@casabellaonline.com.

Art Classics has artists that create proprietary art work for them.  So you won’t see 9 Million of  the same piece at your local bed and bath box store.  They have a unique approach, yet utilize technology so products are affordable.

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This is a final Interior Design Thesis presentations in movie form, from different semesters and different students. In their final thesis presentation the student needs to show all the skills he learned at Harrington College. The students can choose a 30-50,000 square foot project of their choice for the portfolio. They are writing a client profile, collect information, get inspirations, research the direction of their project, create a concept, do the diagrams for a program, build a model, sketch, develop the project in floor plans, create sections, developed the space, 3 dimensional elements (like stairs/openings in the space) and do the renderings of the space. The students are writing an environmental statement of the project. They choose furniture, colors, contrasts, materials, and create a detail. The Students have to ’sell ‘the project to the teacher and the critics and present their final project with an impressive presentation.

Students at Harrington diligently take in as much information as possible, so they may have a better understand of how the furniture industry functions. They integrate classroom learning with industry exposure. This was my experience when I attended Harrington 20 years ago and it has only gotten more sophisticated and advantageous for today’s students that attend Harrington.

The classics are classic. They never go out of style and are well appreciated as students are exposed to different periods of furniture and how they can be incorporated into each of their projects.

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